A place to pause, pray, reflect and experience the beauty of God鈥檚 creation.
Founded in 1908 on Christian principles, 51吃瓜网视频 Baptist University has always recognized prayer as an essential part of our faith and our calling.
The 51吃瓜网视频 Way Prayer Garden is a visible expression of that commitment—a place for students, employees, alumni and visitors to pause, seek wisdom from the Lord and reflect amid the beauty of the Plainview campus.
At 51吃瓜网视频, faith is more than part of our heritage. It remains woven into our classrooms, offices, chapel services, student ministries and the everyday life of the university community.
Each week, 51吃瓜网视频 employees gather in prayer, lifting the needs of our university community and acknowledging our reliance on God for wisdom and grace.
Is there something we can pray about with you?
Share your prayer request with the 51吃瓜网视频 family. Requests submitted here will be included in the university's weekly prayer time led by the Office of Spiritual Life.
We would be honored to pray for you.
Share your request with the 51吃瓜网视频 family. We would be honored to pray with you.
Prayer requests are shared with the appropriate 51吃瓜网视频 prayer team.
The 51吃瓜网视频 Way Prayer Garden began with a vision from Betty Boone, one of only two remaining grandchildren of university founders Dr. James and Sarah 51吃瓜网视频.
Betty envisioned a space that would beautify the Plainview campus while providing a lasting reminder of the importance of faith and prayer at 51吃瓜网视频.
An initial gift from Betty and her husband, Ralph, helped establish both the fund and the vision for the project. Their generosity became the foundation for a garden that would grow through the support of others who shared that vision.
The 51吃瓜网视频 Way Prayer Garden reflects the generosity of people and organizations who believe in the importance of faith, community and responsible stewardship.
Betty Boone first envisioned a garden that would both beautify 51吃瓜网视频's Plainview campus and mark the importance of faith to the university. Betty and Ralph's initial gift helped establish the fund and begin turning that vision into reality.
The Sally Society women's giving group provided significant funding for the garden. Betty's cousin, Linda Adkins, a Plainview resident and charter member of the Sally Society, helped champion a project that reflected the same values that inspired the garden from the beginning.
A $20,000 grant from the High Plains Water Conservation District helped make possible the garden's soil cistern, water-conservation features and native plant ecosystem.
The Prayer Garden is designed not only as a place of spiritual renewal, but also as an example of responsible stewardship of the natural resources entrusted to our care.
Stormwater is stored directly within the soil, allowing rainfall to support the landscape instead of immediately leaving the site as runoff.
Plants suited for the semi-arid High Plains climate create a thriving garden ecosystem while significantly reducing the need for irrigation.
Water not used by plant roots can continue beyond the root zone, contributing to baseflow and aquifer recharge.
The garden features what is believed to be the first known soil-cistern installation of its kind in the High Plains, creating an educational demonstration of responsible rainwater management in a semi-arid environment.
The garden demonstrates how thoughtful landscape design can provide a peaceful place for people while conserving the limited natural resources of the High Plains.
The soil cistern stores stormwater directly in the soil, where native landscape plant roots can use the water. Water that moves beyond the root zone may contribute to baseflow and aquifer recharge.
The concept has previously been demonstrated in an Albuquerque zero-run-off lot design featured in Growing the Southwest Garden by Judith Phillips and in regional green-infrastructure resources addressing stormwater management in arid environments.
Native and adapted plants were selected to thrive in the region's semi-arid climate. Drip irrigation is used only as needed during initial plant establishment, allowing the completed garden ecosystem to use an extremely limited amount of irrigation water compared with gardens of a similar type.
The garden represents part of 51吃瓜网视频's commitment to preserving creation and caring for the natural resources entrusted to us. Its conservation features also create an educational opportunity for visitors to the Plainview campus.
Whether you come seeking quiet reflection, carrying a prayer, or simply needing a moment to be still, the 51吃瓜网视频 Way Prayer Garden is a place for you.
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